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Yes so have I, but a saints skate games is not just any away game is it.

Even if someone had moved from another part of the ground there would still be the same amount of empty seats.

Because there were empty seats and they didn't sell out.

And is my exact point about Jackanory.

I'm perfectly calm. Why you think I'm not is a bit weird. Do you not understand? Going to the game and sitting in the away end means giving money to the skates (not great) but in exchange for that we get a chance to cheer the team and help them to victory. Going to the game and sitting in the home end means giving money to the skates with absolutely nothing in exchange other than the fact that you have to sit with those inbred pikeys for an extended period. You should have watched the game on television and not lined the skates pockets for no reason. The fact you then want to criticise after having sat with them for a while and paid them for the privilege means that your opinion holds little weight I'm afraid.

Yet you gave them money for a seat that would otherwise have remained unsold. What you say makes little sense.

Again, you really shouldn't assume that the experience from your small bit of stand relates to the entire stand. I assure you it does not.

Sounds like you would have had a better time where I was. I think this sort of thing proves that no one can definitively judge the atmosphere because it is different depending on where they are sitting.

FFS if there are not microphones to pick up the noise then you will not hear the noise. FFS what part of that do you find difficult to comprehend? I was in the stand and trust me it was loud.

There was constant singing where I was and I haven't heard it much louder. Maybe because I was singing the whole time so I didn't have a chance to listen to our fans.

Part of that was because of the pressure of the situation. Of course people are going to be more frustrated when someone does something stupid against the skates. I'm sure the players understood before the game that the fans would be less understanding. Guly was terrible and I swore at him after he had given it away for about the fifth time. It's the skates FFS we don't need that sh*t from a player.

So really you can't give an objective view on the support at all. You say the skates were loud but from where I was you could barely hear them .

A very small minority are blaming him completely for the draw, though he contributed a significant part. He was very poor today though, our worst player by quite a difference and didn't show the same desire as the others.

Amazingly I totally agree with you. I'm not sure why some posters feel that you are not allowed to criticise a player. What does being top of the league or previous good performances have to do with this performance that was very poor?

Been around longer than I thought then! He really is a Southampton legend and a surprising amount of people know who he is!

THE TV GIVES A DISTORTED REALITY OF THE GAME. The microphones were not situated near the away fans. You are a mong in my opinion if you think that sitting quietly in the home end is the second best way to experience the game after sitting in the away end.

FFS. Why is giving justifiable criticism to a player after a bad performance hurling abuse because it is fashionable? A player is not immune from criticism after a poor performance!

I'm not sure why you think that sitting quietly in the home end is preferable to watching it on the TV. For me it is infinitely preferable. You say you would never miss it, but in reality you did pretty much considering you had to basically sit on your hands for the entire game. From the away end, 100% of home support was disappointing. Your lad persona is tiresome.

Plus his 'lad' status would have elevated our support to another level. What a pity.

Of course. I said to all those who paid the skates money and then sat in their home and and contributed nothing to the atmosphere. London games are utterly different. By all means sit in the home end at some games but this is the derby game. It's completely different.

What is wrong with giving praise where it is due and also criticising when due? Previous good peformances doesn't make him immune from criticism when he has an awful game, particularly when that awful game is against Portsmouth.

Just watched it on TV and it gives an extremely distorted view of the reality.

Up the saints who were in the away end and sang proudly. To all the saints fans who paid money to the skates to sit quietly in the home end and provide nothing towards the atmosphere I say you are idiots.

Yes actually. I fail to see how sitting quietly with the enemy in their ground and giving them money to do so is better than watching it on TV.

No chance will Beattie be.